Why I look forward to Sunday and some motivation.

Exciting breakfast (every Sunday morning Brooke and I have chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast. It is a tradition that will not be broken).

Boring lunch (every so often I try to put some nutrients into my body).

A walk with Maggie while Brooke was napping. Walking with Maggie is the easiest thing in the world because she actually pulls me up the hills. Now to find a marathon that will allow Maggie to pull me the whole race.

Brooke and I were in the mood for black and white patterns for church (scored this sweater last night when I went into Banana Republic with a 50% off coupon. You can find it here.… I am almost as addicted to Banana Republic as I am to J Crew ((as long as coupons/awesome sales are involved;).

We always get right back into pajamas the second we get home from church. Part of the reason I always look forward to Sundays: Pajamas and lots of chocolate.

Brooke has a chair at the main table but whenever the cousins are over she refuses to sit there and has to be next to them. We had my stew, peas, peaches and cornbread.

Another walk with Maggie and my niece. We liked this tree so we took a picture of it to show you. I don’t remember what life was like before blogging… at one point in my life I didn’t take a picture of every detail of my life.

We have been making a lot of homemade bread lately because it’s so easy and we can experiment. I really like sweeter breads though with raisins or cinnamon…Panera French toast bagels are my favorite. Not bread I guess…

Funny about the dog. My friends dog just a 19:36 5k with him. (like no big deal) That dog is amazing.

I’m not sure if I have missed this post but are you just relaxing and restarting a new training cycle for your spring marathon or are you continuing to train through the winter? I know you’ll still be running but I didn’t know if you had written about how your training (if it would) change! Anyways I look forward to hearing from you Janae and have a great (and slightly warmer week)!

Hahahah Brooke! She is a sneaky one. I love homemade bread. My dad makes this really good herb bread and I’ll literally polish off an entire loaf in one sitting. I also like these little fried dough ball things at a steak place near me. So good. Have a great run today! Mondays are my rest day aka all the carbs!

Is it weird that I don’t really eat cereal? My favorite store – hmm. I love Abercrombie lately and Bloomingdales but lately I can’t find a thing at Bloomies…workout of the day ended up being the elliptical. I tried to run but my feet have been hurting me and it just wasn’t worth pushing it. Ugh.

Kelly in Canada

I’m a teacher so I hardly sit at all at work, and this afternoon I will go for a walk. I ran my Fall Classic 10k at UBC yesterday at 1:00:55. It’s a PB, but I’m mad at myself for not going a smidge faster and knocking off those 55 seconds. Next time.

I’m in love w/ Special K Protein Plus cereal. I never get sick of it! Sometimes I put chocolate chips in it, like your pancakes! :)

My favorite store to get clothes are Ross/Marshalls/TJ Maxx because you never know what you will find there and it’s always fun to scavenge. Kohl’s is great too, since there’s always a sale and always a coupon!

I like Kohls for non running apparel ;) It’s cheap with the coupons they are always sending out! I loveee cereal and my favorites are Cinnamon Toast Crunch and, more recently, Fruity Pebbles. Found those this weekend and couldn’t pass them up! I am hopefully heading out for a run after school today :)

Bread is my “thing.” I can eat all types of bread (except rye) and enjoy each one without prejudice. They are all my favorite types! :) Also not prejudice against any pastas. Or any combinations of bread + pasta (except rye).

I didn’t get to do my long run yesterday because my son threw a fit in the stroller so we had to go home after a half mile. I am hoping to do my long run during lunch today. We’ll see if that happens or not.

I don’t really like cereal, I eat oatmeal every single day for breakfast unless I go out to eat…and then I sometimes still get oatmeal.

My favorite store to shop for non-workout clothes is Ann Taylor Loft. I’ve never bought pants there though, just shorts, tops, and dresses. I don’t know where I like to buy jeans. My two pairs of jeans are actually both from Honduras, but that’s a bit far to go for a pair of pants.

I love “that’s my girl” hahaha she really is so much like you!!! I would have to disagree with you, cornbread should be #1. And if I lived closer to you (and not states away) I would totally make you some of my famous cornbread and you would change your mind ;). I usually just set my alarm clock to get myself going. For some dumb reason I always listen to it haha.

Jcrew and Nordstroms are my absolute favorite! At wholefoods you can find organic honey whole wheat bread made by Rudis and it is delicious and so healthy. My Garmin Forerunner 220 is scheduled to be delivered today (after months of waiting) I cannot wait to put it on and go for a run!

I love J.Crew and Banana Republic and Gap too.
Not a huge fan of cereal but my Mom bought me these awesome Star Wars pancake forms from Williams Sonoma, so this morning we had Tie Fighters and Millenium Falcons for breakfast, and by we I mean me, my husband and my adult son. Yes, in case you didn’t know it, we are nerds. Big. Nerds.

I love Special K Chocolatey Delight. I actually have a weird way to eat it. I leave the box on the dashboard of my car and let the sun hit it (or I blast the heat and put the box on top of it in my car) and let all the chocolate melt; once the chocolate is melted, I place it in the freezer for ten minutes and let the chocolate stick to the cereal. I take it out and they’re in chocolate-cereal balls. AMAZING!

Ellyn

My favourite non-workout clothes store has been Forever 21 lately. I love that you can get so much bang for your buck there and even though they’re not the best quality, I’d rather have quantity over quality when it comes to clothes lol. There, I said it.

Gap and Anthropologie are my favorites for non-running attire. I would love to find some races that my dog could join me on. He pulls me, too (and sometimes knocks me down).

My favorite bread is homemade. Doesn’t matter what kind. I eat Kashi cinnamon harvest. I like to think of it as the adult version of cinnamon toast crunch. My son and I have the same chocolate chip pancake Sunday morning ritual. On special days, I add sprinkles.

Tara

Did the lesson on electricity come after the arrival of the electric bill? :) That’s what happens in my house. Every time the electric bill arrives, whoever is first to open immediately goes to thermastat and adjusts either up or down, depending on the season.
Being cold natured stinks!

Librarian in Providence, UT

Your daughter Brooke is the cutest little girl. Do you say her name like the river, “brook” or do you say her name with the long “e” at the end? I had a best friend who I played with all the time on my street named Brooke but her name was pronounced with the long e at the end :)

Favorite store: F21 and JCrew Factory (some retail Jcrew) I just bought the jeweled llama sweater (dusk) http://www.jcrew.com/womens_feature/NewArrivals/sweaters/PRDOVR~07877/07877.jsp because it’s the closest thing I can find to a typical “christmas” sweater – but I think it’s CUTE!
Favorite bread: breadbowl soup bread! With broccoli and cheese soup in it!
Moving today: I’ve been a strict runner for over 13 years now – and this past summer I really messed up the bottom of my right food – I think it’s a Morton’s neuroma? It just doesn’t seem to go away – and it’s come back with a vengeance yesterday (running outside) so I think I’m going to have to open my mind to other forms of fitness :( I’ve been doing the ARC trainer at the Planet Fitness gym here – and it’s one of the HARDEST cardio machines EVER. Probably the only machine I’ve found that is as close to running (or possibly harder with lots of resistance!) Hopefully, I can still be a runner down the road if I watch my foot :(
Cereal: Obsessed with some of the Malt-o-meal bags – like Chocolate Marshmallow Mateys? And just bought their Cinnamon Toast Crunch look-a-like! Good deserts :)

Hope you have a great Monday!

Megan D

Oh my goodness…Brooke’s little braids!! And boots!! You are killing me with her adorableness! You both are so gorgeous.

So many walks you take all the time. I need to be better. I will sometimes go for walks after I put the kids to bed, if Ross is home, to unwind. But the past few days have been cold and I am the biggest wuss there is, soooo.

I don’t really eat cereal. Sometimes I grab a handful of the sugary stuff my mom gives me to my kids. And my favorite bread is pumpkin chocolate chip. That is totally a type of bread and you can’t convince me otherwise.

I don’t really have a favorite store per say. I am all over the place. As long as I can get it cheap. lol.

Love your matchy matchy outfit with Brooke.
My favorite store to buy non running clothes is at Lululemon. They have so much stuff that I buy for comfort and never use for running. Dress up clothes I like from Dillard’s or Express. I really don’t like bread, I know shocker! It fills me up too fast and then I don’t get to enjoy food with real flavor…do croutons count? I started a new program on bodybuilder.com and looking forward to gaining some muscle. I haven’t had cereal in forever, mostly just oatmeal.

Laura

I don’t think I have a favorite non-running clothes store! I just buy whatever I see that I like and looks decent on me (and doesn’t cost an arm and a leg!).

Don’t hate me but I’m not a huge cereal person. Especially in the winter I like to have warm food, so I especially don’t eat it in the winter. If I had to pick a favorite it would probably be some sugary not good for me cereal!

Pumpkin bread!!! Forever, totally, 100% my favorite. I made banana bread this weekend with a friend and that was delicious too! I need a good run today too… definitely let “healthiness” slip out the window this weekend!

I love Victoria’s Secret Clothing and Express, but only with coupons ;) I love cornbread like no other especially with honey butter! Just mix together honey and butter and it’s a delicious topping to an already delicious bread!

The broccoli totally cancels out the chocolate chip pancakes. :) I am curious, when do you typically type up your posts? I would imagine posting somewhat consistently each day is important, but it’s something I’ve yet to get the hang of. Just curious what your schedule looks like. I’ve been following your blog for years, keep up the great posts! :)

I am not picky on where I get my clothes, but one thing that me and my friends sometimes do I go to AE and see if I can get to the back of the store without anyone saying anything to me. AE has a policy that their employees have to greet every customer that comes in. With all my attempts I have only made it to the back wall once.

My favorite place to buy clothes? Mmmmm… Where ever I can buy the best sale. I don’t think I have an absolute favorite store. Today I’m sitting in training all day, but will definitely be out running as soon as I can get out of here.

Ahhh Brooke’s pigtail braids are so so so cute!!!! :) Love the matching and love the chocolate chip pancake tradition! That’s the kind of thing she will cherish later on! I have been hooked on FMW lately, too!! Can’t get enough. It’s my before-bed snack pretty much every night. #pregnant

Banana Republic outlet is where I have done my last few couple of shopping sprees. They always have the best deals! ANY bread will make me happy, I’m really not picky when it comes to the deliciousness of bread.

bryan kraham @ BSX Athletics

I haven’t read them all, but my neighbor introduced me to California Cornbread which basically takes cornbread and makes it lighter and sweeter. You basically take a box of cornbread mix and a box of yellow cake mix, combine and bake.

We’re the same way after church, heels and dresses off immediately and into jammies!
Been eating Honey Nut Cheerios a lot recently.
Love Brooke in the cereal box!
Also a fan of Banana & J. Crew, GAP too!

I love bread- my fiancee calls me the “carb monster” because I could eat bread all day…bagels, pretzles, baugettes…
Have you ever tried the blueberry frosted mini wheats?! If you haven’t it’s a must…they are hands down my favorite. Not what you would expect!

I really love frosted mini wheats..ESP the brown sugar ones..yum!
Favorite clothing store is Humanity, an awesome little unique boutique in the city I work in-the owner shops all over the world and Brits the merhandise back here… Amazing!.)

I’m a Banana Republic, Target, and Loft kind of girl for non-running clothes. Banana and Loft are awesome because they ALWAYS send email coupons. This past weekend we went to the outlet mall and between the in store sale combined with coupons…we got 80% (no joke) off at Banana and 65% off at Loft. I scored a whole new winter wardrobe for work (which is awesome because I really needed new sweaters and such now that its cold out).